anyone with diy turntable pictures?

[Tony.ca]

hi there guys,

Anyone interested in posting their TT's pictures made or owned by them.


some thing like these?

[fcel]

Try this .... http://www.nakedresource.com/phpBB2/....php?cat_id=93

[skaloumbakas]

Tony,

Congrats, this is a very fine design for a diy t/t

I took the liberty and placed your t/t's picture in the turntables' section of the A.C.A.'s web-site (http://aca.gr)

Please look at: http://aca.gr/turntable_b.htm#diy and, if you give me permission, i will keep it there (just need 10 words of construction details, arm/cart on it and your or the designer's real e-mail)

If you do not agree or you want to use your pic for some other way, please, tell me to remove it.

In some time from now, all DIY t/t pictures in that page will be moved to a special section of out Photo Album (http://aca.gr/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=2), where somebody can make comments below the pictures as well... )

Keep up with the good work

[Tony.ca]

skaloambakas,

You got it all wrong ,I just got this TT pic from the website I did'nt make it.(I wish).I just wanted to show an example thats all.

Apologize if I misguided.


Thanx,

Tony.

[livemusic]

Here is my DIY project in its recent state.

[skaloumbakas]

Originally posted by Tony.ca

skaloumbakas,

You got it all wrong, I just got this TT pic from the website I did'nt make it.(I wish).I just wanted to show an example thats all. Apologize if I misguided.

Thanx, Tony

Ahhhh Tony,

You have confused me.

Funny thing is that i later discovered that i had been including this t/t in my Gallery a long time ago ( http://aca.gr/turntable_e.htm ) and it is not a DIY but the Transrotor Orfeo, w/ Audiocraft AC-3300 dual uni-pivot arm.

You made a foul out of me... but I am still loughing - no problem...

[rcavictim]

I've started building my own turntable. Here is the platter I made on the lathe. It is two 1-1/4" thick pieces of Lexguard laminated together. Weighs 14 lbs. IIRC. This is a back burner project with the other projects that are higher priority right now.

[fcel]

More pictures .... my DIY Turntables and DIY tonearm

[Alain Dupont]

rcavictim,

Beautifull platter. How did you "laminate" the 2 pieces ?

Question where is situated "upstate Ontario"

Regards.

Alain.

[rcavictim]

Originally posted by Alain Dupont
rcavictim,

Beautifull platter. How did you "laminate" the 2 pieces ?

Question where is situated "upstate Ontario"

Regards.

Alain.

Hi Alain,

Laminating was very time consuming. I cleaned the mating surfaces scrupulously. I mixed a small batch of that two part water-clear epoxy sold to replace 50 coats of varnish on counter tops. The product I used was made by Behr and called "Build-50". After mixing it in proper proportions I poured it into a large mouth drink bottle that was absolutely clean and pulled the bubbles out of it for a full half an hour with a mechanical vacuum pump. The stuff foamed for a very long time. Once it was outgassed I carefully poured it onto one surface of the pair and pressed the other piece on. I then applied clamp pressure and in the process, despite all my care, was horrified to see tiny bubbles appearing despite the vacuum pump work. I was able to squeeze the bubbles away with C-clamp pressure. I left the clamped assembly under clamp pressure for two days in the warm house before removing the clamps. I was then able to cut a circle on the bandsaw and mount the piece into my lathe to turn it.

This material does not have absolutely parallel walls and I had to face and polish one side to match the other. I also polished the OD. It came out very nicely and runs absolutely true.

Upstate Ontario is a cool place (highest altitude) NW of Toronto! If New York can have an area that is named to sound trendy, so can we. There is no 'Downstate Ontario", I guess the same reason there is no Downstate New York.